Potential effect of intravenous immunoglobulin against paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration in progressive ovarian cancer

• Autori principali: Takashi Shibata (Autore), Tetsuya Oishi (Autore), Yasunori Fukuoka (Autore), Shigeki Nishikawa (Autore), Noriaki Iizuka (Autore), Hiroki Kato (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Elsevier, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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We report the effect of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) against paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) in a case of progressive ovarian cancer. Our patient developed PCD soon after postoperative chemotherapy and became bedridden. After undergoing IVIG, however, symptoms dramatically improved...